Bass-drum and cymbal beater.



A. C. SCHIPPER.

BASS DRUM AND GYMBAL BEATER.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 20, 1908.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

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BASS DRUM AND GYMBAL BEATBR.

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www MW/f .faim @d ALEXANDER C. SCHIPPER, OF AURORA, INDANA.

BASS-DR'JM AND CYMBAL EEATER,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 20, 1908.

Fatented Nov. 2, 1909.

Serial No. 458,661.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER C. Sor-rir- PER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county of Dearborn, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in lass- Drum and Cymbal Beaters; and I do hereby declare l the following to be a full, clear, and exact description or' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

lThe present invention relates to improvements in bass-drum and cymbal beaters, and it has for its principal object the' provision of an exceedingly simple and inexpensive foot-operated device of that nature in which the force of the blows struck either instrument may be varied independently of those struck the other instrument, to conform to the requirements of the score, or to the will of thev performer.

Briey described, the device comprises, to this end, a yoke-shaped support arranged for attachment to the wall of the drum and provided with a rocking collar with which the drum stick is adjustably engaged, the latter terminating at one end in a head, and at the other end in a pedal, the weight of the head end of the stick being suiicient to overbalance that of the pedal end, so as to obviate the necessity for the employment of springs to force said head end away from the drum face at the termination of a stroke. The drum stick, in turn, carries a sliding collar, to which the cymbal striker is attached, it being thus possible to adjust the position of the stick head with reference to the yoke, and the position of the beater with reference to the latter and to the stick head.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illust-rated in the accompanying drawings, in which corresponding parts are designated by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

Of the said drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevational View, illustrating the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. l. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view of the yoke and the collar carried thereby, the latter being shown in section. Fig. 4L is an enlarged detail view of the collar carried by the drum-stick, the 4arms formed thereon appearing in section. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the drum-stick. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the cymbal beater.

The invention which is shown in the drawings, comprises a yoke A designed to. be fastened to the drum B, and eperating in conjunction with the rods Z), to support the same, the drum stick C, hereinafter termed the stick, and the beater D for the cymbal iereinafter termed the beater. The yoke A has the free ends of its legs l provided with bifurcated clamps 2 arranged for engagement with the lower hoop Z2 of the drum, the outer member of each clamp carrying a set-screw 3 by means of which the attachment of the yoke to the hoop is effected. The free ends of the stem 4; of the yoke and the rods b are adapted to rest upon the floor, in order to hold the drum and cymbal at the proper height thereabove. The yoke has connected to its legs a collar 5 formed with a pair of alining arms and the arm 6 having a threaded bore 8 which opens through the inner wall of the collar, while the arm 7 is solid and has an inwardly extending socket 9 formed in its outer end. rThis collar is supported by means of a pair of bolts l0 and l1, which extend through passages l2 and 13 formed in the yoke legs. The irstmentioned passage is plain so as Ito permit a rocking movement of the bolt l0, while the other passage is threaded for engagement with the threads of the bolt ll, whose inner end, however, which fits in the socket 9, is unthreaded, By reason of this construction, it will be apparent that the collar is capable of a rocking movement with respect to the yoke by which it is carried.

Through this collar passes the stem or body portion of the drum stick C, the inner end of which has secured thereto a head 14 of felt or similar material, while its outer end is bent to form a pedal l5 by means of which the rocking of the collar is effected. The stick body passes loosely through the collar and is arranged to be engaged by the projecting inner end of the bolt lO, that portion of the bolt which fits in the passage 8 being threaded, as shown, in Fig. 3, said bolt being manipulated by means of its head 16. This construction, as will be understood, admits of an adjustment of the stick with reference to the yoke, so as to vary the distance between the collar and the head, or in other words, the length of the operating portion of the stick, and, in consequence, the force of the blow struck the drum face when the pedal is depressed.

'lhe stick has slidably ei'igaged therewith l a collar 16 provided with arms 17 and 18, the arm l? being formed with a threaded bore 19, While the solid arm 1S has an i11- vvardl)v extending socket 2O formed in its outer end. The bore 1i), above referred to, is arranged to receive he threaded stem of a set screw 21, Whose inner end is designed to impinge against the surface ot the stick, so as to hold the collar in adjusted position upon thc latter. rilhe socket 2O is designed to receive the thickened inner end oit' the beater l), which latter vis constructed 'trom a single strip et' heavyv spring Wire coiled intermediate its ends, as indicated bv the numeral 2. The outer end oit the beater has secured thereto a cylindrical metal head 2l, which is arranged 'to strike against the cymbal lil during the movements of the druin stick. rthe inner end of the beater is held in place in the socket 2O b v means ot a thumb screw 25. l

From the foregoing, it will be understood that when the pedal is depressed, the tace ot the drum will be struck by the stiek head 1st. While at the same time, the cymbal will be struck by the head 21. It will likewise be uiulerstood that the intensity of both blows can be regulated at vvill by varying the length ot the operating portion of the stick, and further that the beater is capable ont independent adjustment upon the stick. Finally. it is to be noted thatthe en'iployment ot a rocking Collar, and the taet that the Weight out the head end of the stick overbalanees that of the pedal end. makes the use ot' springs for toreing the head end away from the drum tace at the termination ot a stroke unnecessary, since the head will drop oit its own Weight. Also, both hands of the performer are left free to operate the snare drum and other instruments.

W hat is claimed is:

l. Av device of the elass (,lescribed eomprising a vertical voke having the trce ends of its .legs provided with clamps arranged to engage one hoop of a drum. to assist in supporting the latter; a roeking member disposed be'lavcen and Connected 1with said legs; a drumstick carried by said member; and a cymbal beater earried by the drumstick.

2. ,l device ot' the class described Comprising a vertical yoke disposed beneath a drum and having the :tree ends o't its legs provided with clamps arranged for engagement with the lower hoop oi'f the drum to assist in supporting the latter; a rocking member disposed between and conneeted with said legs; and a drumstick carried b v said member and having one end 'thereo't' benty to form a pedal.

3. fr device ot the class (ileseribed comprising a vertical voke ha ving the 'tree ends oit its logs provided with Clamps arranged to engage one hoop o't a drum, to assist in supporting the latter; a rocking collar disposed between and conneeted with said legs; a drumstiek adjustablv engaged by said collar and having one end thereof bent to form a pedal; and a c ifmbal beater adjustablv carried bv the drumstiek.

l-. A device oit' the class described, comprising a U-shaped standard having the free ends ot its legs provided with bifureated clamps arranged to engage one hoop of a drum; a rocking member disposed between and connected with said legs; and a drum stick Carried b v said member.

lu testimonyv whereot, l athx my signaA ture, in presence o't two witnesses.

ALEXANDER C. SCHIPPER. Vllitnesses HARRY R. MClVIULLnN, CARROLL L. STEVENS. 

